I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Kent State Golden Flashes
71 85
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money KENT -170 / AKR +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual AKR +14 156 Lost
Massey KENT -0.3 (-14.3)
Massey Totals 141.0 (+15.0)
Bradley-Terry 53%
Weighted B-T 56%
Efficiency Plus ML KENT -0.3 (-14.3) 144.3 (+11.7) 46%
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -0.0 (-14.0) 142.8 (+13.2) 50%
Baseline ML KENT -0.1 (-14.1) 145.7 (+10.3) 42%
Baseline Plus ML KENT -0.4 (-14.4) 145.9 (+10.1) 45%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 AKR 7568 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 9270 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 6952 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 7772 KENT
Mar 16, 2024 AKR 6261 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT AKR
Overall 24-12 28-7
Conference 11-7 17-1
Home 11-4 16-0
Away 10-6 8-4
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 83.4
Avg Pts Against 68.4 76.4
Massey 1.6 (#136) 4.6 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#137) 0.89 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#140) 0.90 (#104)
RPI 0.526 (#127) 0.561 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 40.3% 45.1%
3PT% 27.2% 36.5%
REB / G 36.3 40.2
OREB / G 13.0 12.8
AST / TO 1.02 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 53.7%
TOV% 17.1% 17.5%
ORB% 35.1% 33.4%
FT Rate 19.9% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 18.3%
DRB% 72.2% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.6% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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